Pico Cristóbal Colón


Pico Cristóbal Colón is the highest mountain in Colombia, with an estimated height of. Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar are the two highest peaks in Colombia and are very nearly equal in elevation.. One or other of these peaks is therefore the fifth most prominent in the world. The nearest peak that is higher is Cayambe, some away. There is a permanent snowcap on this peak and on the nearby mountains. It is part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range, along with Pico Simón Bolívar. The peak is named after Christopher Columbus.

Climbing history

Pico Cristóbal Colón was first climbed in 1939 by W. Wood, A. Bakerwell and E. Praolini.
Access to these mountains became very difficult after the early 1990s due to hostile tribes, drug traffickers and FARC guerillas. An expedition in 2015 was one of the first to climb in the range for many years, and reached the summit of Pico Colon on December 13.